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we are not talking about coding but computer science. computer science is a foundational skill. it is just as relevant to know how to dissect a frog as to dissect an cap. maybe one at the 20 kids made softwareork as a engineer. everybody should know the basics of how the internet works and how logical works and planning. computer science teaches you how to break a large problem down to smaller parts. it's teach him not to think through action and consequence. that's something that every child should learn to do. if you want to grow up and become a lawyer or accountant or president,even the you should have a basic foundational understanding of computer science. it would be more valuable to your life today and then some the other things we are teaching. >> i am word about children who want to be accountants -- worried about you want to be accountants or dentist. i was on the playground will my little kid in a heard a boy as i was walk around with javascript for dummies without he was berating another kid. this was another high-performing schools. really may be wonder, what is the
we are not talking about coding but computer science. computer science is a foundational skill. it is just as relevant to know how to dissect a frog as to dissect an cap. maybe one at the 20 kids made softwareork as a engineer. everybody should know the basics of how the internet works and how logical works and planning. computer science teaches you how to break a large problem down to smaller parts. it's teach him not to think through action and consequence. that's something that every child...
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. >> this is a new science. we are trying to understand that. raji arasu is the chief technology officer. >> where we are taking it to the next level is what that consumers might be intending to do. >> for years i bought tickets from a site called mr. ticket. but stubhub sets the market is like a new york stock exchange and nasdaq. >> mr. ticket's phone is ringing off the hook. [laughter] >> it has really sucked up the industry. >> it is time for the bwest byte. >> there are so many ideas of what ebay is. it is constantly inventing stuff. >> steve said they have specifically filed 35 patents that are pending. >> we did a piece early in the program of the culture of people who are hired here. >> what kind of patents? >> i do not know the specifics. there are young people who are highly motivated and they get the pace of the ebay story. by the way when they learn it is not necessarily an auction, when they think about the ways for commerce to be facilitated by 2014, what are some things they could be cooking on -- >> how many patents need to be pu
. >> this is a new science. we are trying to understand that. raji arasu is the chief technology officer. >> where we are taking it to the next level is what that consumers might be intending to do. >> for years i bought tickets from a site called mr. ticket. but stubhub sets the market is like a new york stock exchange and nasdaq. >> mr. ticket's phone is ringing off the hook. [laughter] >> it has really sucked up the industry. >> it is time for the bwest...
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science,k with serious with the idea of how do you put a doctor's examining room into your smart phone? >> what about the risks of self- diagnosis and misdiagnosis? now that all of this information is available online, people read stuff and think that's what i have. and maybe they don't. >> that's a great point. there is over a billion searches every month for health information. but even because it's broad- based, i might type in the term heart and get the band before i get the anatomy. there's a lot of information on the web and content is not up dated. one of the goals is to use a questionnaire, and take the medical literature that has been written, put it into a database and do pattern recognition so you can create guided search. let me ask you questions you would not think to ask yourself. based on the medical literature, here is probably what you have. betteragnosis hopefully prepares you for your time with the doctor. >> you are not a shareholder in web m.d. anymore. why would you want to create something that competes with the company you created? >> that's a good question and
science,k with serious with the idea of how do you put a doctor's examining room into your smart phone? >> what about the risks of self- diagnosis and misdiagnosis? now that all of this information is available online, people read stuff and think that's what i have. and maybe they don't. >> that's a great point. there is over a billion searches every month for health information. but even because it's broad- based, i might type in the term heart and get the band before i get the...
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. >> this is a new science. we are trying to understand it. buyers are buying things already. data. understanding what they might be intending to do. interesting stuff. it is just her medically changed the ticket business. ticket resellers and scalpers. >> thank you, cory. ebay's marketplace is still the core of the business. how are they keeping their digital business booming? that is next. >> the core of the business is still the ebay marketplace. how is ebay making it better? jon erlichman is back with more in that. >> you're right about that. the marketplace is half the revenue and two thirds of the operating income. i found myself curious. what is the guy that runs the marketplace buying this year? >> game consoles. we are the world's biggest store. >> i asked that because you are what doesdata-driven. the average shopper by? are there any major businesses between the competitive layers out there? >> it is the world's largest store. there are a half million items for sale. what we do see during the holidays as it becomes very deals driven and electronics and fashion oriented. s
. >> this is a new science. we are trying to understand it. buyers are buying things already. data. understanding what they might be intending to do. interesting stuff. it is just her medically changed the ticket business. ticket resellers and scalpers. >> thank you, cory. ebay's marketplace is still the core of the business. how are they keeping their digital business booming? that is next. >> the core of the business is still the ebay marketplace. how is ebay making it...
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. >> this is a new science. we're trying to step up and understand that. >> raji arasu is the chief technology officer. >> we know the buyers' buying patterns already. we're taking it to the next level by understanding the click rate. what they might intend to do. it is not about selling one ticket per second. >> interesting stuff. it has dramatically changed the ticket business. >> we all know about that. thank you, cory. payment power may be taking off. the marketplace is still the core of the company. how are they keeping their digital shopping business booming? that is next. ♪ >> welcome back to a special edition of "bloomberg west." inside ebay, i'm emily chang. while ebay's payments business is clearly booming, the core of the company is still in its ebay marketplace. as more retailers offer their own marketplace, how are they making their marketplace better? jon erlichman is back with more. >> you are right about that. the marketplace is more than half of the revenue. two thirds of the operating income.
. >> this is a new science. we're trying to step up and understand that. >> raji arasu is the chief technology officer. >> we know the buyers' buying patterns already. we're taking it to the next level by understanding the click rate. what they might intend to do. it is not about selling one ticket per second. >> interesting stuff. it has dramatically changed the ticket business. >> we all know about that. thank you, cory. payment power may be taking off. the...